How do I use ado-search-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@ado-search-mcp search for bugs related to login page" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

ado-search-mcp

by HurleySk

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TypeScript

Local

ado-search-mcp

MCP server that wraps the ado-search CLI for Azure DevOps work item search and management.

Tools

Tool	Description
`ado_search`	Full-text search of indexed work items and wiki pages
`ado_grep`	Regex pattern search across work item fields
`ado_children`	List children/descendants of a work item
`ado_show`	Show full content of a work item or wiki page
`ado_list_links`	List links on a work item (live from ADO)
`ado_list_comments`	List comments on a work item (live from ADO)
`ado_fetch`	Fetch specific work items by ID into local store
`ado_create`	Create a new work item
`ado_update`	Update an existing work item
`ado_add_comment`	Add a comment to a work item
`ado_add_link`	Add a link between two work items
`ado_remove_link`	Remove a link between two work items

Related MCP server: Azure DevOps MCP Server

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
ado-search CLI installed and on PATH
An initialized ado-search data directory (ado-search init && ado-search sync)

Setup

Clone and build:

git clone https://github.com/HurleySk/ado-search-mcp.git
cd ado-search-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Create a config file (ado-search-mcp.json):

{
  "dataDir": "/path/to/your/ado-search/data-dir",
  "adoSearchPath": "ado-search"
}

Add to your project's .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ado-search": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/ado-search-mcp/dist/server.js"],
      "env": {
        "ADO_SEARCH_CONFIG": "/path/to/ado-search-mcp.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

The server looks for config in this order:

ADO_SEARCH_CONFIG environment variable (path to JSON config file)
ado-search-mcp.json sidecar file next to dist/server.js
ADO_DATA_DIR environment variable (data directory path only)

License

MIT

This server cannot be installed

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

maintenance

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